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'''Carlos Duque Jaén''' was a [[Panama]]nian businessman and politician who was President-For-Life of Panama's Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD). He was a presidential candidate for the PRD in the 1989 general election. |
'''Carlos Alberto Duque Jaén''' was a [[Panama]]nian businessman and politician who was President-For-Life of Panama's Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD). He was a presidential candidate for the PRD in the 1989 general election. |
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Carlos Duque Jaén | |
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Born | March 12, 1930 Pocrí, Los Santos, Panamá |
Died | October 31, 2014 (84) Panama City, Panamá |
Nationality | Panamanian |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, Politician |
Known for | 1989 presidential campaign |
Political party | Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) |
Carlos Alberto Duque Jaén was a Panamanian businessman and politician who was President-For-Life of Panama's Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD). He was a presidential candidate for the PRD in the 1989 general election.
Panamanian 1989 presidential election
1989 presidential candidacy
A former business partner of military ruler Manuel Noriega,[1] Duque was selected by Noriega to head the pro-Noriega Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1988.[2] The following year, he stood as the party's presidential candidate.[3] Future PRD president Ernesto Pérez Balladares served as his campaign manager.[4]
Duque's primary rival for the presidency, Guillermo Endara, ran atop the ticket of the Democratic Alliance of Civic Opposition (ADOC), a coalition of parties opposed to Noriega. After the voting concluded, international observers reported that Endara's coalition was leading by a 3-to-1 margin, but the results were annulled by the Noriega government before counting was complete.[3]
The next day, Endara and one of his running mates, Guillermo Ford, were badly beaten by a detachment of Dignity Battalions, a paramilitary group supporting Noriega.[5][6] Endara was struck with an iron club and was briefly hospitalized, receiving eight stitches.[7] Images of the attack on Endara and Ford were carried by media around the world, and were credited with leading up to the US invasion that would soon follow.[6][8][9]
Post-election career
Duque was an opponent of the 1989 US invasion of Panama which deposed Noriega, calling it "the biggest error" and urging "nationalist parties" to battle US forces.[10] Several months after the invasion, US federal prosecutors accused Duque's company, Transit S.A., of funneling millions of dollars in kickbacks to the former ruler from a coffee-smuggling operation.[11]
In 1999, he worked on the campaign of PRD presidential candidate Martín Torrijos, son of former military ruler Omar Torrijos.[12] Martín Torrijos lost the presidential election that year to Mireya Moscoso, but went on to win in 2004.
References
- ^ Phillip Bennett (May 8, 1999). "Panama Casts Votes for Leader". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ William Branigin (January 21, 1989). "Noriega Celebrates Reagan Departure; Panamanian Problem Remains Unsolved as Bush Takes Office". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Endara's Coalition Faces Difficult Test". Albany Times Union. Associated Press. December 21, 1989. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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- ^ "Panama declares election result void; Endara hurt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 11, 1989. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Myra MacPherson (January 30, 1990). "Panama's Philosopher Pol;Ricardo Arias Calderon's Leap From Exiled Academic to Vice President". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 31, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ Phil Davison (October 2, 2009). "Guillermo Endara". The Independent. Retrieved August 31, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Alina Guerrero (December 20, 1990). "Noriega backers call invasion 'genocide'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Noriega Tied To Smuggling Of Coffee;Kickbacks Alleged To Reach Millions". The Washington Post. February 15, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Another Torrijos". The Economist. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . March 27, 1999. Retrieved September 18, 2012.